UNCG - MLS610C Unit 6 Day of the Dead Ofrenda

Creative project: Create a Day of the Dead altar in your own home (or garden) for your ancestors to be completed for the Day of the Dead festival (October 31–November 2).

Skull in Marigolds from Reign Trading Co. Gallery 4

“The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos, Día de los Difuntos or Día de Muertos in Spanish) is an ancient Aztec celebration of the memory of deceased ancestors that is celebrated on November 1 (All Saints’ Day) and November 2 (All Souls’ Day). The holiday is especially popular in Mexico where it is a national holiday.”
-- quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead


Include as many of the traditional elements discussed in this lesson, in your reading and your research.


Take a digital photograph and post it on your blog and write an essay reflecting of your experience, which will be read by the rest of the class.
Next week’s assignments will be to go to other student’s blogs and to discuss what you have seen and read about other people’s experiences in the Discussion Forum.

Please allow time to look at your fellow students’ blogs and gather your thoughts.